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Every electrician should check the circuits like that.

My newly arrived Heresy pair were packed amazingly well by the eBay seller. See the following thread for details. They've been rode hard and put away wet, but they sound great. They'll clean up nicely. The attached photo shows them set up in the 1929 duplex I'm rehabbing. It's amazing how great they sound when powered by a lowly TDA7297 chip amp that was less than $5 on eBay. It's nice to work to music. The project of the day is to replace the antique electrical outlets with modern grounded outlets. Fortunately, they used steel flexible conduit (I can't recall the electrician's name for it) to wire the place decades ago, so the outlet boxes are all grounded. Naturally, no one ever bothered to label the circuit breakers. The Heresys come in handy when determining which circuit breaker to trip so that I can work on the outlets. I just plug the power supply into the next outlet to be replaced and start flipping breakers until the music stops. The Heresys have no trouble being heard from the second floor to the basement.

Good morning all - At 6’ 1” 210, I’d like to get below 200 and stay there, but I’d also like to be younger than 69, and that ain’t happenin’. I remember when that number meant something other than my age. My internist is a great guy, even though he is a diehard Wolverine. None of that wham bam thank you mam rush job. I usually have to say, “This is fun shooting the breeze with you doc, but I gotta be places.” The best part is that he’s not in a position to scold me. He’s younger than I am — but so is just about everyone — but he’s overweight, has an implanted defibrillator, and he doesn’t get regular exercise since he collided with a pizza delivery driver’s car while riding his bike. A few weeks ago I got rejected by the Red Cross at a double reds donation appointment. I’ve donated my O+ hundreds of times without a problem. Apparently, when the young nurse took my pulse she detected more than 6 irregularities in a minute, so I flunked. I tried to convince her my pulse does that when an attractive woman squeezes my wrist. She wasn’t buying it. Long story slightly shortened, a 24 hour Holter monitor and bicycle stress test confirmed all is OK cardio-wise. Since my father dropped dead at 64 from a heart attack — not his first — at 69, I feel like I’m playing with house money. The day will be spent rehabbing the 1929 duplex purchased as an investment to rent to my adult sons. This will either be a genius move or a family fiasco. I’d hate to have to evict my sons for non-payment of rent. Have a great weekend.

You just hurt Carl's feelings

That's from all that ketchup.

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At 69 years old, 6'2", and 187 pounds I'm in better shape than men twice my age

biggest problem with eating healthy is the scientific community keeps changing their bloody mind on what is good. Butter, eggs, coffee, alcohol .... Moderation is key.

For sure. There are no guarantees, but even though things like that happen, I can't imagine it being conventional medical wisdom not to eat healthy, to take up smoking and drinking and to give up exercise. I agree there are other factors, though.

Yes. Get well, Christy! Stew, our stories are almost identical. My max was somewhere close to 220. Ideal weight is about 185. I am there, now, but I did go down to 167, and I was told I lost too much weight. I have gone back up to 195, but I dropped easily back to 185 and have maintained in that area. I ran around hungry for a few months to drop that chunk of weight, and after that, that was it. Now, I only have to chill back for a week or 2 if I see myself headed back up. It's easy as pie to eat lightly for a week or 2.

I have a weight problem, too. It the opposite of most of yours. The only, for sure, way that I can gain weight, is to grow my hair/beard. Lookin' a bit like JerryGarcia, now.... and told my sisters I won't cut it until I see them.. They wanna see it

SOLD!!!

You might tread lightly with the "slushie" term, Carl may have that Trademarked ?! Would be a shame for you to actually arrive in Hope then quickly cuffed and carted off for trademark infringement. And a Lady's Man from NC in the Hope county jail does not bode well, not at all. But indeed, you would be a Lady, man.

Having that at your age is better than when a kid, you will slow down as you get older, somewhat. I never thought going in many directions was from being slow, or dumb, it seemed to be more of what you said ADHD or similar. Kind of bouncing off the walls with ideas and different directions can at times be hard to deal with as far a figuring out what you really want to do. I kind of somewhat do the same thing, I can easily get the general idea of what I want, then the problem starts. Out in the garden tiki bar I am changing what was a simple sink to wash glasses or whatever in to the same but with a good size counter top for extra space for parties. Simple right, not really, I have moved the sink around to 5 different positions looking at different ideas to build. When I decide on something I think it to death so I don't finish thinking "i wish i would have done it like this". I do this with everything, I can't help it, it drives my wife crazy.

great minds think alike

Steve, @BigStewMan, I know your healthier diet keeps you away from Del Taco, but I can't pass one -- a Del Taco, not whatever else might come into your mind -- without being reminded of you. Same goes for Grand Haven. It's good to see you're still on this side of the turf.

No she wasn't. The joke was.....a dad, a mom, and a baby tomato all went for a walk, and the baby kept falling behind. The dad smashed the baby tomato.....and the dad said.....ketchup!

Most people say that since I am lawyer, nothing I say is true. I always thought that true was an arbitrary standard. Everything I say has verisimilitude.

That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me here. "a bit"

I attempted that too, lifting my grandson up and kind of putting him In the 402. He did not like that. Told me it looked like a Transformer and put him the heck down!!! (No grandchildren were harmed in this exercise and the system was off, no sound)

I saw plenty of doctors, just not very smart ones. I did not give blood last week. I tend to pass out when they take my blood.

When my Dad was in the hospital around 2 years ago I was waiting for him to return to his room when a nurse came in. We talked about his condition for a few minutes. She told me about a 27 year old marathon runner that had dropped dead that morning just down the hall. She sad you can't beat the genes. My Dad's mother lived to within a few days of 100 years. She was a farmers wife. If they didn't raise it or grow it they didn't eat. My Dad passed away a few months ago at the age of 86. Dementia/Alzheimer's. My MIL will be 91 in a few months. She's dying now from cancer. Before I retired I worked with a large group (hundreds) of males. One female, and she had large perky breasts ( she has nothing to do with this post, I just wanted to point that out, statistically). Two of these guys died at 37, one at 47 and several others at various 'young' ages. From different causes. I remember the company, in their quest to reduce Union employees, released a study that told them that 7 % would die early and that was part of the study, 7 % attrition thru 'death'. The study was pretty much spot on. I worked a physical job since I was 24. My normal weight was around 172. Right now 175. I ate the protein and worked it off. I've never been fat, obese or overweight. I got plenty of exercise and loved to work. I loved a good challenge. Like Jeff said, if I put on a few extra pounds I just slowed down on the eating and the weight dropped off. Right now I wear jeans that I wore 20 years ago. The small things that we do over our lifetimes add up in the end. The bad things accumulate and surface later in life. Our environment, the things we eat, activity and even our DNA determine longevity. Since I can't work much now I continue to have sex regularly. It doesn't really help my condition but it sure is fun. For mental fun I try to help others financially that deserve the help. I hope you all live nice long lives but don't ever think you're going to get out of here alive. As Forrest said, chit happens. Keith

Yeah, the science of "diet" is not too well-understood. When I talk about "diet," I am really emphasizing a diet which keeps weight to a good range to avoid the known problems that are associated with obesity. That's not to say everyone who is overweight is unhealthy. That would go too far. However, it does seem to be pretty much the consensus that obesity is a contributing factor to COPD and respiratory illness. TBH, I think rigorous exercise is more important than diet for maintenance. I realize people are wired differently and that YMMV. For me, I could drop dead in the middle of basketball today. Let's just hope not! P.S. I guess I could sum it up by just saying I am listening to conventional medical wisdom and preparing to live long. I hope it works.

Diz, that sounds like a large scale of what we are doing. Bought a place built early/mid 60's. Material came from a recycled railroad station. Pull wiring throughout., Insulate. When we pulled the wall coverings for electric --- surprise! None is better than asbestos, sorta. Found redwood under 1/4 paneling I agree, to a point, Jeff. There is a certain amt of genetic luck, too. My BIL was always the most health aware member of my family. Eating organic. Exercising, non-smoker/drinker. Outdoors type. a Dr. Passed of pancreatic at 52 a low stress lifestyle is very important, I believe. Enjoy what you do. and yes, do exercise. I used to row a boat for several hours, once a week on top of having a job that did involve a certain amt physical activity. My day at the bowling alley started with a half mile walk on the [oily] lanes. Running "stops" on the machines meant climbing up and down. Not a sedentary job. Mental, too. We had to do a lot of troubleshooting.

My previous doctor gave the same speech when I was about 40. I was a 2/3's pack a day smoker, my cholesterol and blood pressure was a little high. I didn't listen back then, but now that I finally quit smoking, improved diet and majorly improved exercise, all those early-stage signs reversed. I am 50 and as cardio goes, I am as healthy as I was at 20. No meds. 50 is 50, though. The doctors aren't blowing smoke when they give people the lecture. They know. It's just a matter of taking health seriously. I spent a lot of time in nursing homes as my mom aged, and that experience really changed my attitude.

My doctor has been harassing me to get healthy now that I am 50. Dang, he has been y doctor for 25 years. He told me that the defining difference between the 80 year olds he sees who are spry and alert, and those who are frail and sick is whether they walk. He said give him 2 miles a day, and I won't get old the American way. So I make it 6, and I don't care if it is raining or freezing as it has been of late. We had snow in Seattle today, which is rare. He told me to change my diet too, and he said that the key was to still make great tasting food. He said that no one is going to stick with a cardboard diet, and food that is good for you can taste good. And so now I am making dinner instead of ordering it (my wife does not like to cook, and her food shows it). It sounds like you are on a great program. Keep it up, except for the coffee part.

----- as do we -----

My daughter has asthma and ironically enough is a APRN at a local asthma/allergy practice. I've seen her struggle when she was younger and its now nice to know she's helping her patients with the condition.

Than You, it was a better report from the cardiologist than expected. He said the fluid on the heart/lungs is slightly better and he now feels the breathing problems are more from serious allergies combined with the fluid. So she stays on medicine for the fluid and now something for allergies. It could have been much worse, check back in 3 months or if it gets worse. This has been going on for almost 2 years, with the breathing problems the gym and zumba had to stop, this added weight which made the problem worse, it is not fun getting old. The breathing was so bad a trip to the grocery would wear her out.

The Spartans already beat UNC this year, but they'll be glad to do it again.

That would work, I could take you to S Louisiana, hearing aids or not you won't know what there saying. I have an accent and can't understand most of what they say in some places.

their called industrials....you have a cast basket ev woofer....

After I stopped, I tried some. My body was then not accustomed to the horror. Just remembering how crappy I felt afterwards has kept me away. Keep the streak going Stew.

Do you remember the joke Uma Thurman said in Pulp Fiction?

The best way to get me to listen is to speak with an accent. I will probably make many enemies now; but, sorry you southern gals, that accent doesn’t do a thing for me.

I bleed enough from my mishaps to be in replenishment mode most of the time.

I know it was the middle of the night for most, but here it was only late evening. Fireworks went off, horns honking, people dancing in the streets, it was "pandalerium!" The USA men's curling team won our first ever gold medal in the sport. Oh, also it was a typical Friday night.

I get it now...girls who speak foreign languages or foreign countries....you do ok !

and time for my afternoon coffee !

It supposedly is not the loss of blood but the vagus response. I had a period where I was getting my blood taken a lot, like every 2 days, and I fell onto the little table and passed out twice. Then thee next time I totally passed out and fell onto the floor. When they finally got me starting to regain consciousness it annoyed me because it felt so wonderful. And then when I was alert I noticed that there was crowd and a stretcher. My doctor told me that I was a "lay down" for all blood tests after that. And I was for about 20 years, but had my blood taken the other day and I sat up with no problems. It is funny how we can be susceptible to something like that, and we all have something. Next time the mobile blood suckers come around give them a pint for me.

Could you elaborate about those "large perky breasts"?

I could not agree more. I have seen more doctors all my life than make sense. My mom was an RN and half the family friends were doctors. I came to the attention of all my schools, and nothing. Then again I grew up in Idaho. Not exactly the most enlightened place on the planet. The funny thing is that once it was diagnosed, it made complete sense out of my trainwreck of a life. And literally everyone I have told responds with "I could have told you that," to which I reply "Then why the hell didn't you." The drugs really do make a difference. Fixes an imbalance in the brain. But that is only part of it. Just as people have commented about health, out past catches up with us, and I have a lifetime of bad habits that no drug can stop. Just because I have more focus does not mean is goes where it should. If any of you have kids and the question comes up, take it seriously and have them evaluated. Don't get worried about the drugs. They are necessary, and we have been taking them for over a century. In fact they were over the counter for the longest time.,

Haha....he never went to the doctor. I gave blood last week. The nurse said I sure filled the bag quickly....I hope that's a good sign

You must not have very smart Dr's where you live.

Do you resemble the mail man?

Great news. Sounds familiar....I'm in pretty good shape, for the shape I'm in

y'all lookin like JerryGarcia, too? HaHaHa my buddy says I look like the Templar guard [of the chalice] in IndianaJones and the Last Crusade ... I asked, "You mean tired?" Grand is here. Was telling her that grandpa got a stereo ... and she won't be able to put her hand to these speakers and say it's not working because it isn't loud enough.. She could crawl into the scalas

Well I ain't buyin' what he's sellin' so we're good --

First off Elden ... i hope Christy gets a good report from the doctor. Never met her; but, she seems like she has a heart of gold. Never had a serious issue with weight ... i think the heaviest i’ve ever been has been 234 ... after i got divorced, i made it down to 173; but, when my brother moved in I’ve slowly started gaining again. Five years later, I’m at 209; but, once i learn some portion control and maybe cut back on the cheese & bread, I should be able to get back to 200 easily. I’m cool with being 200, although i saw a stomach guy after my accident and he said that my max weight is 185. I never thought i could get to that; but, made it to 173 -- although family members thought i had cancer or something. My brother told me that i had lost too much weight. I didn’t feel any different (i thought); but, when i put some of that weight back on, i sure felt worse.

I have traditionally preferred DTS over Dolby on all discs.